An American tourist in Russia
Hello everyone, I have been neglecting my own blog lately and sorry about that – I started to become quite active on Quora and gained a large following there, and it was difficult to balance writing in more than one place at once. So moving forward, Quora (along with Facebook and VK) will be my … Read more
Last night I had another opportunity to hear Prof. Vladimir Golstein, Chair of Slavic Studies at Brown University, weigh in about the ongoing conflicts in Palestine and Ukraine. Gaza: The USA has the leverage needed to compel Israel to stop or change the course of the war, but the Biden Administration doesn’t know how to … Read more
Well let’s take a look at the new CIA recruiting commercial aimed at Russians in the military and intelligence services, I think it’s actually quite clever and well-designed – though I have no way of knowing if it’ll be successful. Everything in this video was done intentionally. Immediately you’ll notice the blue tint – that’s … Read more
An Adventure in Barbaric Russia So tonight I drank too much and ended up on an adventure. I met a Frenchman I know from my Russian classes at a little pub in Moscow, and afterward we walked toward the Metro. He wanted to go to a station 20 minutes away, but I happened to remember … Read more
Here’s a summary of yesterday’s podcast with Billy Bob and Ben Toth. I think Biden will not be replaced and the plan is to have him run and serve a full second term. His status as a mental vegetable makes him an asset, not a liability. The US system today much resembles the Holy Roman … Read more